RARE Antique 19th C. Swiss Black Forest Carved Figural Match or Toothpick Holder, Figure with Woven Baskets New Jersey wood guards and sticks which

wood guards and sticks which have been intricately carved are mounted with one of the prettiest black mesh leaves ever

A rare and beautifully preserved example combining World’s Fair history

Still working through a huge stack of fabulous antique needlework and loomed tapestry fragments found throughout the past 4 decades while buying in France - all with the idea of making them up as lushly fringed and down-filled opulent throw or decorator pillows

there are only 1046 known to still exist

RARE Antique 19th C. Swiss Black Forest Carved Figural Match or Toothpick Holder, Figure with Woven Baskets New Jersey wood guards and sticks whichCharming antique Swiss Black Forest hand carved match or toothpick holder, a finely detailed bearded man with woven pack or basket on back, one at his feet and displayed on a beautifully carved plinth! These 19th century elegant little carved figures, Swiss Black Forest works of sculpture that seem unimaginable to have carved, and imagine how rare to find ones that remain after all of these years. Most often we find thread spools, both men and women's